Telegram-herald., 1887-03-22
DEATH AND THE DEVIL
q. S. Senator ColqulEt, o
Georgia, on Prohibition.
HE SPREADS TIE FREE lalAI CliARl.
Cod. Psacs aad comf0rts tne Ssf- ns
Prohlosfioa o4ihsSsns a. sss
Foontasn-si. 6apiist CnuFch
last aight.

ne Foant4lA street. Bsptist eaHrcn as
slls,s 10 ossf s0siag lAst Bighl ~ a. a21l-
.ues y 8ag grihlis - PEoaiblt.en Aad las-sn
- an aairsas 1s.a the slo.l 1snt sz Cover
o.sr ana sreseut q. > Senator A H. Col4uia
Of Georgia. TIE distinguished soa'hsrn
pemocrst zas rscsissd sith cheers as b
sas Introduced b The Rev Kerr B. fupper.
Ens speaker Is typical 6sor giaa, with
/ iroa-Esay hair. q sparkling. white ruI1s1
saist lront and a suit OF black not new-
/ but . uihs tae worse iOr ~eaf lis
I troassrs oazxed some AZ The knees AM De
/ haa a peculiar hADis of shaking bis nnkef
/ vigorously a. = means OF bringing oonYic-
I asn 10 hls hearers. He appeared 20 % a
fnau II ab0nt ~ years and would Dot pass
7 la the world as handsome. Ills voice
.oandsd Ike Mississippi River iog
+ whistle and his remarks-iiks a sei speech
F were nrsd OF Ike aMunitl0n tfom =
mortar
sic toox the ground that iI Vas God.
I peace and comfort on the one side. opposed
~ rum fuia and The devil on the Other
and Ia order to earn the stipend allowed
him by ths Prohibition COMMITTEES
be labored somewhat vigorously.
through fear perhaps tAAt ne
mish be called n He referred 70 tae
church members who were afraid 70 eorae
Qua boldly Ia defense 0f What tneJ oeiirfcd
- be right. and s4id thai he would lac 70
sec enc sheages they would 0ring IA a. lne
izsl DAY when every man must give al
/ account Of his Stewardship. lie scathinsiY
/ febuzed those ~ no did not come our toidly
in defense OF this greet question: OF temper
/ ance. and said that tley should BE looked
I afler ana led % believe tnat there ls 4
gsfy warm contest going Oa IA this state
but why saOuld there be, Up here you
dsure what Is going TO be lost. and I'D dol
lars trv 70 Oasst what you claim IS gained
0y God, religion aud sOorlety. Loss oI rev
enue is the sole argument against pfonloi
ton TheV put Their trust IN al mat IS
mssful aud mAmmonish. ! was asked 90
say something about the revenue. sAlo
IT, speaker. but / dislike this lie
then undertook TO eyade replying
H. this ali important que stiOn which efiecii
business and already Is staguating trade,
bv going OF into spread eagle burst oi
oraf0ry working on the sympathies ot the
I audiences present, bat not answering the
! / question. which IS probably one which tne
/ urohihitl0nists Do not eare 30 have brought
. / up through fear Of Opening an aveuue o
r Il scnssion which might So men OF olains
r those with capital invested N trade, e
2 / thinking -.
. lanta there ~as strong effort made ~ de
+ feat the amendment and the saloon met
were ioud la their cismcrs that % TAX
away the SO. 100 saloon rsvenue would d
the means Of closing % the schools. but I
4 didn't The schools are running yet. IA
: taxes have been lesseusd and the city IA
more money than ever 10 It's treasury an,
less drunkenness on It's streets lie dc
= MED that business was stagnan
in Atlanta or that owls we're IN "a
store windows or grass growing IN th'
J street bat said that even II business com
q ple.ely slAguaGed aud house after hous
@ we're vacant, the public would be better o
II 10 could save the boys. Instead oi %
/ uoO debauched folks In Atlanta. ! wOul
e sooner see 1000 pure and undefled me
"a and women. said the speaker taking u
,r ground that temperalce an conseI Iuen
Al sobriety, made people pure and undeuied
= forxatting that other causes than whlsk
have ruined communities.
a On the argument Prohibition don't Pr
D hibit." he said. saloon keepers use this 2
h their argument and say they don't want "a
! peopls - drink 80 much. What = saioo
u and loggrei keeper wants | don want, 4
he and don walk on the same path.
this bs true, why is it that IN Detroit n
q saloons are 70 be thrown open,
= 10 didn't prohibit. would they !
= 80 anxious 70 secure votes against ,
" III there is going % be more liquor iran
" Why do they say they want YOU % pa
for ths property. II more Will be dram
{. more will be sold aud the saloon keep
s. will be the frs, 10 sell il. There IS only OF
- way % answer this argument. Look q
v . man blank ia the face as much as 70 sa
All DO vou take me for fool" On the "a
isct Of liberty and constitutional rights,
N put bis own construction. insisting that
l- / city or Safe had the power 70 take from
= person his liberty so long as it interteF'
re with he rights OF others. Then saloor
,f free whisky and plenty OF money viii car
The State they say. bot do they think th
=. the r..spis Of the Sta.s Of Michigan are
m debaachsd and m 1ney- loving tnat ts
= paltry d0llsrs pisoed in the palms Of th'
=. hands will buy the respectable voter. }
b., closing Ess a very c.eyer stroke, a. show
the harborluE Of no ill-feeling betwe
North and south and the audience join
With vigor in singing the doxOloSy, III
~ the boy WI is.ling to keep up his courage